Ali SmithLiterary Fiction · Fiction·b. 1962
Winter
Synopsis
On Christmas Eve in a large Cornwall house, four people converge: Sophia and Iris, two sisters with long histories together; their son Art; and Lux, whom they believe is his girlfriend Charlotte. What no one knows is that Art has paid Lux to impersonate her for the evening — an arrangement unraveling as both of them struggle under its weight. As a sense of impending change closes in on everyone, the house becomes a microcosm where old ties are tested and new ones unexpectedly form.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
Substance AbuseDeath Of A Parent
Genres
Characters
SophiaProtagonist
ARTProtagonist
Queen IrisSupporting
LuxSupporting